Binance avoided a death sentence—but the slow bleed is yet to come The long-awaited settlement with the crypto exchange avoided FTX territory. Fortune · Nov 22, 2023
World’s largest crypto exchange pays $4.3bn to settle federal cases as CEO resigns Binance crypto exhange was facing scrutiny from federal regulators including the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Departments of Justice and Treasury The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023
Cases of check fraud escalate dramatically, with Americans warned not to mail checks if possible Check fraud is back in a big way, fueled by a rise in organized crime that is forcing small businesses and individuals to take additional safety measures or to avoid sending checks through the mail altogether The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023
Federal bank records emerge as focus of GOP's Biden probes House Republicans are facing growing pressure to show progress in their investigations The Independent UK · May 10, 2023
Unlock the Cannabis Industry for Financial Institutions Financial institutions have been locked out of the cannabis industry because of a surveillance regime that appears to have done little to stop real criminals. Reason · Apr 19, 2023
Libertarian Radio Host Ian Freeman Convicted for Helping People Buy Bitcoin Freeman, an early adopter of the virtual currency, gets slammed by a state that can't tolerate any use of money without its permission and knowledge. Reason · Dec 30, 2022
Russian hackers account for most 2021 ransomware schemes, U.S. says Payment-seeking software made by Russian hackers was used in three quarters of all the ransomware schemes reported to a U.S. financial crime agency in the second half of 2021, a Treasury Department analysis released on Tuesday showed. Reuters · Nov 1, 2022
Crypto Exchange Currency.com Registers With FinCEN: A New Compliant US Crypto Exchange Cryptocurrency and tokenized asset exchange Currency.com set its foot in the U.S following registration with the Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) as a money services business. Benzinga · Apr 21, 2022
States often first in crypto enforcement, leaving feds to follow WASHINGTON — State regulators are taking the lead on cryptocurrency enforcement in the absence of a national approach to regulation, in some cases acting years before companies faced federal charges. Tribune News Service · Mar 22, 2022